Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
June 17, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1998 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 3, Texas Rangers 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 0 1 1
Bournigal 2b 5 0 2 0
Grieve rf 4 1 1 0
Stairs dh 4 0 2 0
Blowers 3b 3 1 2 1
Giambi 1b 4 0 0 0
  Voigt 1b 0 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 0 2 0
Christenson cf 4 1 0 0
Hinch c 4 0 1 0
Rogers p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Fetters p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Alicea 2b 3 1 0 0
Kelly cf 4 1 1 2
Greer lf 3 0 1 0
Gonzalez dh 3 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 0 1 0
  Goodwin pr 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 2 0
Simms rf 3 0 0 0
  Stevens ph 1 0 0 0
Elster ss 4 0 1 0
Tatis 3b 3 0 0 0
Burkett p 0 0 0 0
  Crabtree p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Oakland 110 000 0103111
Texas 000 000 020262
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers  W (7-3) 7.1 5 2 2 1 6
  Mohler   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Fetters   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Taylor  SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
8
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett  L (4-7) 7.2 11 3 1 1 4
  Crabtree   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
1
1
4

  E–Giambi (5), Clark 2 (7).  DP–Oakland 2, Texas 3.  2B–Oakland Blowers (11,off Burkett), Texas Elster (7,off Rogers).  HR–Texas Kelly (5,8th inning off Rogers 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Alicea (3,by Rogers).  CS–Tejada (2,2nd base by Crabtree/Rodriguez).  HBP–Rogers (4,Alicea).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–2:50.  A–31,052.
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